Beat You There — Will Demsey
Both Cara and Callum feel the loss of Ali with this song.
As the Deer — Hillsong
Ali’s favorite childhood song.
Mr. Perfectly Fine — Taylor Swift
Cara passed this song up many times, but in the quiet nights after their breakup, an angry Cara sings this one to an absent Callum.
White Horse — Taylor Swift
Cara had never heard silence quite this loud from Callum. Cara holds hard to this mantra.
Running Home — Cochren & Co.
Cara returned home and set things in motion.
Love Is a Battlefield — Pat Benatar
Cara sings this song to Callum, unleashing her angst.
Collide — Howie Day
Their meeting after two years is an awkward collision.
The Story of Us — Taylor Swift
Lines from this song ran through Cara’s head on her first day at work at the police department.
Thought About You — Tim McGraw
This one be on Callum’s song list faced with all the places and faces of Middletown day in and day out.
Oh My Soul — Casting Crowns
When life blindsided Cara, she faced a choice. Both fear and faith demanded her to believe in something she could not see. Feeling alone without Callum, Cara’s hope and faith faltered, and she let fear lead her.
Tell Your Heart to Beat Again — Danny Gokey
Cara had a lot of self-talk and needed to tell herself to take risks to get where she really wanted to be.
There Was Jesus — Dolly Parton & Zach Williams
Both Cara and Callum tried to make it on their own. They couldn’t see it in their grief but learn in the waiting, searching, hurting, healing that Jesus was there.
7500 OBO — Tim McGraw
This is why Callum ditched his old truck.
This Love — Taylor Swift
Cara feels this heartbreak of first love’s ending and this hope as its rekindled.
You Say — Lauren Daigle
Cara believed the lies she told herself about not belonging in Middletown or with God.
Rescue — Lauren Daigle
Hopeless, Cara believed God didn’t listen to her SOS cries.
I’ll Be Loving You Always — Bobby Darin
Cara learns her grandparents danced to this song at their wedding reception.
Always — Atlantic Starr
My husband and I danced to this at our wedding reception.
Look Up Child — Lauren Daigle
I can see God singing this over Cara.
Please Forgive Me — Bryan Adams
Callum attempts to convince Cara of this.
Trust in You — Lauren Daigle
Cara’s heart finds peace when she decides to trust God with her future.
Hold on to Me — Lauren Daigle
Cara prayed this after the Spirit convicted her.
God of All My Days — Casting Crowns
In Cara’s worry, God was still. In her searching, He was her answer. In her lack of understanding, He was her vision. In her weakness, He was her power. He walked with her each step of the way.
It’s All Because of Mercy — Casting Crowns
Cara comes to realize the only reason she can stand unashamed is because of God’s mercy.
First Love — Hillsong
This is what Cara really wants.
Church — Cochren & Co.
Cara better understands this by the novel’s end.
I Know — Big Daddy Weave
Epilogue
The God Who Stays — Matthew West
Cara learns God doesn’t walk away but stays even when she pushed Him away. Her doubt and anger will never separate her from His love.
Beautiful World — Michael Bolton
This would be the perfect song to run the credits for the movie version of this novel.